Game 56: Yankees at Angels
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Jun 04, 2011 
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YANKEES (31-24)
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Russell Martin C
Nick Swisher RF
Jorge Posada DH
Brett Gardner LF
LHP CC Sabathia (6-3, 2.98)
Sabathia vs. Angels
ANGELS (30-29)
Maicer Izturis 2B
Erick Aybar SS
Bobby Abreu DH
Torii Hunter RF
Alberto Callaspo 3B
Howie Kendrick LF
Mark Trumbo 1B
Jeff Mathis C
Peter Bourjos CF
RHP Ervin Santana (3-4, 4.34)
Santana vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 9:05 p.m., YES Network
WEATHER: Another gorgeous day in Anaheim. Nothing but blue skies out here.
UMPIRES: HP Marty Foster, 1B Bill Welke, 2B Tim Tschida, 3B Mike Estabrook
GOING FOR FOUR: CC Sabathia has won his past three starts, and he’s pitched at least eight innings in each of them. According to the Yankees, he’s the second Yankees starter in the past 25 years to win three straight and throw at least eight innings in each of them. Andy Pettitte did it in 1995 when he had a string of five such starts.
MARGIN FOR ERROR: The Yankees are 6-10 in one-run games this season, including 0-5 on the road. Three such losses have happened on this road trip.
EARLY SUCCESS: The Yankees have outscored their opponents 84-48 in the first two innings this season. According to Elias, they’re the first team since the Phillies in 2009 to play seven straight games with a home run in the first or second inning.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Today is Tony Pena’s 54th birthday. He spent quite a bit of time talking to Russell Martin in the clubhouse this afternoon. Best I could tell, it wasn’t a specific scouting or instructional conversation, just two catchers talking about catching.
UPDATE, 9:52 p.m.: Yankees stranded a runner at third in the third, and Sabathia back on the mound with the game still scoreless. In a sure sign that this game will last seven hours, it seems to be moving fairly quickly right now.
UPDATE, 9:56 p.m.: And CC strikes out Torii Hunter to keep it scoreless after three.
UPDATE, 10:14 p.m.: A player flipping over the outfield wall doesn’t happen too often, but Torii Hunter went tumbling trying to catch Robinson Cano’s solo homer in the fourth. Now Sabathia is trying to make that 1-0 lead hold up, despite having runners on the corners with one out in the bottom of the inning.
UPDATE, 10:17 p.m.: Jeter’s error hurt this inning. A sac fly has tied the game in the bottom of the fourth. Would have been the final out of the inning had Jeter not bobbled a sharp grounder. Tied at 1.
UPDATE, 10:44 p.m.: Rodriguez goes deep, two-run home run that puts the Yankees in front 3-1 and moves Rodriguez into a tie with Mel Ott on baseball’s all-time RBI list.
I want Phil Hughes back! let’s go Yankees!!
Only a 7 pitch at bat? Come on Jeter you are better than that lol
Wang, on the way to somewhere exotic? Keelung? Tea Mountain? Day trip to Taroko Gorge? On the way to Alishan? Yushan? Kenting?
I hear the roll call….
For some reason, I thought Tony Pena was older
Time for the bottom 3rd of the order to do some damage.
5 comments tonigt…..everybody out partying? Nice job CC….let get some runs!
One of best swing Swish has had in awhile…..good to see him go the other way.
Frustration for Jorge, but he tagged that ball.
Damn Gardner that was dreadful
Ugh, I’m getting a little frustrated with these looping helicopter swings leading to pop-ups from Gardner.
One word for Gardner. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!
Maybe everyone thinks the game is starting at 10 est. At any rate I love how relaxing it is to have CC on the mound. He is great out of getting out of little jams such as last inning.
Come on Grandy. Just a hit here would be nicely appreciated.
Ugg. Why can’t they hit this Abe Lincoln guy?
Well that stinks…I hate when they play in this ballpark.
Stranded again
Gotta get a lead off double in….Gardner really struggling right now.
Gardner’s AB was awful. With only 1 out all he needed to do was hit a dribblert toward first or 3rd, a groundball could have scored swisher. An infield pop-up was just so….
Another missed tag…
Are the backs on jeter and cano hurting where they can’t bend down to tag anyone? come on
How do you miss the tag??? Come on Cano…
Cano’s defense has been awful this year
gardner is in another slump.
got to get the bat on the ball with a man on 3rd and less then 2 outs.
he is extremely hot and cold….
Martin making the throw yesterday & today, but infield fail. smh
CC get’s the last out!
Granderson and Tex have to prove they can hit off speed pitches because that is all they are getting in this series
That’s the problem with having a no-power guy like Gardner at bat with a runner on third and one out. He’s too streaky, he’s in another 1-21 slump. He’s not a long term solution in left field IMO, he isn’t a power threat, he can’t steal or bunt well and running down fly balls and a good arm isn’t enough. I hope they don’t make the mistake they did with Joba – they should deal him when his value is high soon when they can figure out what to do in left-field. Having said that, he’s $500k or thereabouts so he will probably remain as a prudent business decision.
WCYF-
Feel exactly the same way about Gardner.
C A N O !
There he golfed one out.
Robbie! Crushed.
That’s gone! Nice attempt by Hunter.
lol @ Hunter
igotid where are you
What a hell of a ret by hunter. Remind me of a catch off of kenny Hunt of the Angels by Roger maris in ’61 at YS
Torii into the stands and tackling a Yankee fan should equal another run for us.
That was really unnecessarily risky by Hunter. He could have really hurt himself there.
That barely got in and Cano posed at the plate way too long. I can’t understand why he isn’t told about this. It is costing him extra bases sometimes.
Thanks GB- I remember that Maris catch. Very underrated fielder with a terrific arm.
# TheStraw June 4th, 2011 at 10:09 pm
That was really unnecessarily risky by Hunter. He could have really hurt himself there.
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Did he honestly think it was that close? Forget how deep it went he wasn’t even lined up with the ball
That was so crazy with Hunter going into the stands.
Hunter fell on top of a Yankee fan.
If he catches that but his body is over the wall all the way, isn’t it still a HR?
What a hell of a ***try*** by hunter
Thanks, jete
# 4 NYY June 4th, 2011 at 10:10 pm
That barely got in and Cano posed at the plate way too long. I can’t understand why he isn’t told about this. It is costing him extra bases sometimes.
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A lot of ppl claim it’s his natural follow through
# GreenBeret7 June 4th, 2011 at 10:08 pm
What a hell of a ret by hunter. Remind me of a catch off of kenny Hunt of the Angels by Roger maris in ’61 at YS
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I remember that, Maris came up right away with the ball after disappearing from view.
TheStraw June 4th, 2011 at 10:11 pm
If he catches that but his body is over the wall all the way, isn’t it still a HR?
I think yes.
CC has to start locating, both pitches were right down the middle. The lead lasted for a big 2 seconds.
Who cares about Tori, if he retires due to injuries, he’s rich regardless, living the lavish life, never working a real job in his life. That old man nearly broke his bat at the pathetic *attempt* by Tori diving into him. Obviously it wasn’t intentional, but my sympathy goes to the spectators and not the players.
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A lot of ppl claim it’s his natural follow through
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Standing in the box admiring isn’t part of a follow thru IMO.
If he’s still in the air, it’s a catch
the ole suicide squeeze is getting pretty trendy this year it seems.
Can’t understand why anyone thought these 2 remaining games were gonna be easy, the Angels always play us tough, especially at home. They hit out pitching quite well.
# 4 NYY June 4th, 2011 at 10:14 pm
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A lot of ppl claim it’s his natural follow through
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Standing in the box admiring isn’t part of a follow thru IMO.
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I hear what you’re saying but that’s what ppl bring up anytime Cano “posing” at the plate is brought up
Right it would be a catch and an out. However, if anyone is on base they get to move up one base via the player leaving the field of play.
Standing in the box admiring isn’t part of a follow thru IMO.
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Next time Cano is up mimic his swing in your living room and see what happens when you do.
I really hate those angels fxxxkers.
they won’t make playoff anyway
Trenton walks off with a 10th inning, bases loaded shot off of the top of the wall in right field by Cody Johnson. 4-3 win
Swipe tags by Jeter last night and now Cano look rather dumb.
That stinks….CC threw really good pitches down in the zone and that pitch was up and a perfect pitch to hit in the air.
Gardner is 3.5 years away from FA. Why does LF need to be figured out?
The last thing the Yankees need is another long term contract for a position player.
Charlston lost a heartbreaker on infield errors. 27 errors from their 2 main middle infielders, Feliz and Mojica.
That was a great try by Hunter.
But did anybody else notice the little forearm push to the Yankee fan as he was going back on the field? That was unnecessary.
GB-
Is Mack who went 4-4 a good prospect for Trenton?
I see where Flores gave up 2 runs in 2 innings in a SWB loss to Toledo. Did Sisco ever hook up with a team?
I’ve imitated many Yankee swings and it has NOTHING to do with getting out of the box.
Name someone else who does it on the Yankees.
He stands there with both feet planted and WATCHES the ball. Dream on.
But did anybody else notice the little forearm push to the Yankee fan as he was going back on the field? That was unnecessary.
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yea it was pretty bad and unexpected. Hunter doesn’t seem like the type to do that
Pinch runner would be nice here.
Scranton got rocked a bit inspite of Laird’s 2-4 with a double and homer. Montero had a bad night.
Name someone else who does it on the Yankees. He stands there with both feet planted and WATCHES the ball. Dream on.
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If only someone else on the Yankees had the same exact swing as Cano….
Oh wait… He’s the only one.
This posing stuff is such nonsense, unless you think he poses and admires groundouts too.
Ready for the double steal.
Po got out of the box after removing shin guard, as fast as Cano.
Kaptain Groundout and the Inning Killers….performing at at stadium near you!
This posing stuff is such nonsense, unless you think he poses and admires groundouts too.
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If you can’t see it, well maybe new glasses are in order.
Jeter is really dreadful with risp
Not frustrating at all. Run costing error, first pitch dp. 3 more year. Awesome.
Trader, Deangelo Mack is one of those tweener prospects. He’s got talent, but, hasn’t gotten it all together, yet. Outfielder with a biy of speed and some decent power. Right now, sort of a gap hitter.
I hate bunting, but Jeter should probably bunt with RISP.
Carlo
Doesn’t the baby need to be changed or something?
Let’s see, who was it yesterday that said the Yanks should have no trouble in these last 2 games, because the Angels are a bad hitting team? And we have CC and Colon going.
Angels give us fits !
Jeter is the king of the 1st inning but after that it really goes down hill. Considering that Santana hasn’t really been throwing strikes you would think he would actually take a pitch there.
Cano is an equal opportunity poser.
Groundout, fly out, double, HR, it doesn’t matter cause Robbie will admire it!
For 2012 he ie working on how to pose after a bunt.
Poser > poseur
GFY Angels TV Producer.
Tar – he’s sleeping fortunately. No need for him to see his old man act like an imbecile over a game at this stage of his life.
Trader, Sisco is still out there somewhere. Not sure why they released him. Maybe the arm started acting up again.
Nicely done
Jete’ first pitch dp.
GB – I thought Sisco asked for his release, after they signed LHP Flores.
Cano is an equal opportunity poser.
Groundout, fly out, double, HR, it doesn’t matter cause Robbie will admire it!
For 2012 he ie working on how to pose after a bunt.
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Finally, you’re catching on, but Cano bunting ? That would be his best time to pose.
Carlo
Behave or I will wake him up..
CC needs to and I think will throw Zeroes the rest of the way.
Flash and Lorenz proving again why they are the most dynamic booth in the business. Not only do the suck, we play .200 ball when they call the game.
Angels TV Broadcast – Fox Sports West Poll Question:
What do you dislike most about the Yankees?
1. The City – 11%
2. The Crazy Money – 36%
3. The Brash Attitude – 43%
4. The Championships – 10%
G F YS’ves !
I thought if Hunter made that catch in the air and landed in the seats it would still be a home run?
What’s next ? Sabermetrics of posing ?
Joe, not sure what the deal was. I thought that he was a good, cheap risk, The walks were a bit high, but, he wasn’t giving up runs. he didn’t get used a lot, so have to assume his arm was aching. Just a guess.
Bob having a nice night
CC looks uncomfortable agaisnt Abreu because he is facing all righties tonight so the 1 lefty is throwing him off.
I miss Abreu
I miss Andy Petite
No Jacksquat I think cause he last had his feet in the field of play its an out. Wasn’t Jeter airborne on his catch years back against the Sux, where he flew into the seats over 3rd base.
I miss Captain clutch
CC has Torii pegged tonight. Always has.
Nice to see the Canucks tie it against the B’s
GB – I remember reading that after Flores signed, Sisco’s innings went down, so his agent asked for his release. Not sure where he signed, if he signed, anywhere else.
UnKnown June 4th, 2011 at 10:38 pm
No Jacksquat I think cause he last had his feet in the field of play its an out. Wasn’t Jeter airborne on his catch years back against the Sux, where he flew into the seats over 3rd base.
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I think Jeter caught the ball and then his foot landed on the field before his momentum carried him over the wall into the seats. Anyway, that was a foul ball. I thought a home run was different. Too lazy to look up the rule.
Let’s see if the heart of the order can have a big inning.
“I miss Andy Petite’
I miss his cousin Andy Pettitte.
I know I am second only to GB in spelling errors.
Wow, Abreu’s OPS+ has been ridiculously stable since 2008: 120 118 118 121
Tar
Actually, it’s an old joke from another board. Sorry.
Go time here now…
I really can’t believe that an organization that is so cheap is paying Hunter $18m per year. That is unreal, he is so not worth that.
Just be patient there Curtis lets see what 3,4,5, can do.
I really can’t believe that an organization that is so cheap is paying Hunter $18m per year. That is unreal, he is so not worth that.
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They took on Vernon Wells contract as well, they are stupid not cheap
Smoke one, Alex.
I miss Captain clutch
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I am right here….
“Actually, it’s an old joke from another board. Sorry”
Ahh. Ok that makes sense. I thought maybe Saturday night a couple of cold ones….
Is that still Toriis old contract where he was in his prime years though? I know the Twinkies could still sure use him. And Johan for that matter, when healthy
# Captain Clutch June 4th, 2011 at 10:42 pm
I really can’t believe that an organization that is so cheap is paying Hunter $18m per year. That is unreal, he is so not worth that.
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Angels have a fetish when it comes to outfielders
Tar
Only one, but over dinner.
Called it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A-God
Booyah! Bang!
Woohoo! Alex loves this ballpark!
Go Arod!!!
Finally.
A bomb !
There he put one in the rocks.
kid, take off the Angels cap?!?!??!
A R O D ! ! !
oh my, that little kid should be really happy!!
A-rod poses too
68th dinger against the Halos.
Boom goes that meatball pitch
Cano did pose after that grounder, but to be fair the kid was taking a picture.
# RS June 4th, 2011 at 10:45 pm
Woohoo! Alex loves this ballpark!
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so RS is Bob Lorenz
I miss Captain clutch
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I am right here….
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Now that was pose!!
they need to win those late inning small lead games.
they are stupid not cheap
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They are cheap when it comes to signing all stars to long contracts. Arod, Tex and CC come to mind and I am sure there have been others.
Put up a 0, CC.
Shut Down Inning here!
Now hopefully CC can hold them right here
Time to put them away.
Actually in the 3 years prior to this one Hunter has been pretty good for the Angels
Add Carl Crawford to that list
Wow.
Nice play by Tex and nice quick inning by CC
Nice CC
Blake
Now every time Jeter takes that circle route to the ball , I think of you.
BTW Heels 14-0!!
Alex’s leg kick looks like it is back to where it was in the beginning of the season.
For a while starting in Tampa it looked like he basically had no leg kick.
Good to see.
Joe, Sisco was DL’d on 22 May and released on 27 May. Flores was signed on 17 may, so, you may be right as to the reason for sisco’s release.
It’s nice to see Swish hitting the ball hard lefty. But Posada is still fastball or nothing.
2 hits for Gardner…
Gardner – 10 steal attempts. Thrown out 6 times. Absolutely ridiculous.
Fun with SSS.
That pitch out was obvious
Gardner – 10 steal attempts. Thrown out 6 times. Absolutely ridiculous.
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He only has 4 stolen bases?
That’s a stupid pitch out don’t the Angels know that Gardner never runs early in the count lol
Gardner – 117 steal attempts. Thrown out 21 times. Absolutely awesome.
Might be another one.
Jeter
The Yankees with a little luck with BABIP this inning.
Gardner has ten steals not attempts.
He only has 4 stolen bases?
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Gardner has 10 SBs this season.
Gardner has 10 SB 6 CS
If Cashman is looking for a reliever to get lefties out, just give righty Kevin Whelan a chance-
lefties hitting .182 against him.
Grandy struggling with breaking stuff
I hope Pat M. is lovin’ those Let’s Go Yankees! chants……
yeah 10 stolen bases and caught 6 times…
not 10 attempts.
What’s Whelan’s K/BB v. LHB?
did Feliciano ever decide on the Bartolo Colon surgery?
“Gardner – 10 steal attempts. Thrown out 6 times. Absolutely ridiculous.”
Keep trusting your eyes.
Granderson is really having trouble playing off those off speed pitches in the dirt
“did Feliciano ever decide on the Bartolo Colon surgery?”
He could tell you, but he’d have to kill you.
jeter needs to take gardner into the locker room and beat the crap out of him if he’s going to jerk around on the bases. The players that would bother as much would be Teixeira, Rodriguez and Cano.
CC hands this one off to Mariano, if anyone.
Putting a basestealer infront of an aggressivee hitter is stupid.
CC might be able to go the distance
Bruins lost HaHa Beantown jerks…
Carl Crawford: 7 SBs 4 CS.
CC should go the distance
Jeter struggles if anyone is on base. Worse with risp. Gardner trying to help jeter out.
Gardner really has Henderson-like speed, he should be able to just go.
Gardner just doesn’t have the read and instincts to compliment his speed.
Whelan- 18 punchouts, 2 walks against lefties in 12.2 innings.
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....pid=460128
Jeter is tied with sam Rice in hits for 28th spot. Rodriguez is tied with Mel Ott in RBI for 9th spot
I wouldn’t mind seeing Gardner start referring to himself in the 3rd person.
CC’s thrown 12 pitches the last 2 innings.
Jeter saw, what, 15 inone at bat last night?
GB – i’d think the guys would have already gone over that with him, if it bothered them. Maybe I’m wrong, but I’d think they’d have talked to him about it if it were an issue for them.
Doc Todd-
Alex Burrows scored the winning goal in OT for the Canucks. Wasn’t he the one who bit the bruins player finger while fighting?
“Gardner just doesn’t have the read and instincts to compliment his speed.”
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They should bat jeter 9th and gardner first if jeter really can’t handle a runner on 1st. I really doubt it though.
Tar,
That’s awesome….hope you had a good time!
I love watching Alex hit home runs….its beautiful…..maybe he’ll hit another here.
# Rich in NJ June 4th, 2011 at 11:10 pm
I wouldn’t mind seeing Gardner start referring to himself in the 3rd person.
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like The Rock
“It’s doesn’t matter if Brett The Jet doesn’t run early in the count”
Alex needs to “see the ball, hit the ball” a little bit more.
I guess Alex isn’t looking fastball tonight??
Gb7 is just projecting his own anger with gardner onto jeter. Its funny that his solution is to beat gardner up. Not coach or improve him. Tells what kinda person he is.
I think Nunez might be faster than Gardner. I want to see a 60 yard dash at the all star game……that Id watch.
I really hope in spring training the Yanks hire someone to work with Gardner on stealing and bunting. I don’t know why they didn’t do that this spring training. His biggest issues is not getting a running lead/good jump and he has to stop looking back to home plate while he is running.
The problem with Gardner isn’t his speed – its his instincts. Guy is just a headcase on the basepaths. Run!
Not sure about the guy who was the finger biter…All I know is Canucks won, I’m not a hockey fan, just a Boston hater…
Maybe they should just bat gardner second instead.
Alex…..took a guess there and guessed bad.
Lead off is not a strength for us this year. We need an Ellsbury type.
“I wouldn’t mind seeing Gardner start referring to himself in the 3rd person”
That would be hilarious. A little Rickey swagger couldn’t hurt.
Blake
I didn’t go, plans got changed..
Jeter should thank gardner for all the attention they pay him and smack a fastball since I bet they change their approach with gardner on first given the 100 throw overs, snap throws and fastballs away.
Alex has said more than once that he sometimes is a “guess hitter”. Sometimes he gets caught guessing wrong.
“like The Rock”
Or Rickey.
Tar,
Oh well….at least they won
I sense a monkey lurking . . .
Remember when people said Gardy was better than Ellsbury?
He is a nice #9 hitter who brings some speed to the lineup that we desperately need and usually has good ABs. Nothing more.
Considering he can’t drive the ball at all, he needs to learn how to bunt and steal 70-80 bases a year to be any kind of fixture in the lineup or be more than a 9th place hitter.
Gardner had 47 SB and 9 CS last season. That doesn’t suck.
i hate this freakin monkey
just being fast isn’t a guarantee of sb success. Gardner clearly isn’t adept at pitchers moves and getting an aggressive lead. I will take 50 steals a year if he just does it his way, or the yankees could continue to coach him and help him with reads.
“Remember when people said Gardy was better than Ellsbury?”
So 2 months changes everything? I don’t think so.
I think A-Rod wasn’t caught guessing on that pitch. Instead it looked like he was daydeaming-probably about getting together with Cameron Diaz after the game!
I have no anger about Gardner, you idiot. He’s annoying as Hell, playing statue on the bases. he’s the most passive base stealer in baseball. I won’t get into the contant looing at 3 strikes. Girardi has talked to him about not running. He’s been given the must go signs and still didn’t go. He’s been met at the dugout steps more than once.
I won’t get into the contant ***looking*** at 3 strikes
apparently abreu owns cc..
The most passive base stealer I ever saw was Bernie (who I have a mancrush on).
Nice aggressive play by Gardner to keep Abreu at 1st base. I am tired of Abreu already lol
Just let big #52 finish this thing Joe. Don’t mess around.
Abreu is still a good hitter.
I don’t think Abreu could have caught that.
Rich in NJ June 4th, 2011 at 11:18 pm
Gardner had 47 SB and 9 CS last season. That doesn’t suck.
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Aren’t you one of those always talking about last year doesn’t count this year?
I don’t understand why Gardner needs to be a long term solution of a fixture on this team.
Sometimes there are players that are a valuable part of your team and you just keep them around through their cost controlled years. Then you move on.
It’s like Yankee fans get antsy if a player isn’t under contract for a million years.
Come on CC, one more.
Here is the game. Howie is a tough matchup for CC. Come on Sabathia
Kendrick here scares me
CC has to go inside on this guys more especially Kendrick. He is staying on the outside corner too much and is predictable.
Janeface you ignorant slut!
“Aren’t you one of those always talking about last year doesn’t count this year?”
I doubt it. I’ve held 2010 against Jeter more than once.
Fans caught waving to the camera while on their cellphone should be immediately ejected for embarrassing themselves.
Tex with the slide
And CC wins the battle. And I’m thinking the War.
Phew. I was a bit nervous.
CC has 9 in him.
CC to start the ninth?
Good job by CC. Now get Mo up….
“Sometimes there are players that are a valuable part of your team and you just keep them around through their cost controlled years. Then you move on.”
This is a great point. When you are as top heavy as the Yankees are, having a few cost-controlled players is a necessity, which makes them extremely valuable.
1 inning!
A tack run wouldn’t suck.
Let CC finish….he’s fine..
CC has looked kind of shaky the last couple of innings – no way do I send him out there with MO rested. Different from Bartolo who couldn’t be touched that night and MO was overworked at the time
I’d like to see CC finish the game, but I also don’t want to see Mo coming up with runners on base. I think you trust CC with the 7-9 hitters though
Let CC finish this he has them. Lets say it takes him 20 pitches which it wont, that is still 119 for the night. No problem for him in June.
Martin try to hit singles not homeruns
Gardner is not a natural baseball player, at least i don’t think so. he’s made it to the majors. so he’s not awful, but he doesn’t seem to have the natural instincts. And I like him, but he is what he is. A guy who has to work harder than anyone else to have any success.
I agree, he brings something to the team that no one else has, but he is not irreplaceable. I hope he gets better, but am not terribly optimistic.
Cervy leave the man alone. He might have a job to do yet.
Cervelli needs to shut up and leave Mo alone!!
Maybe MO is sick or something. I think Joba is warming…
LGY,
Good point.
I think Melky fell into that category.
Once he started to get expensive, the Yankees moved in a different direction.
“Martin try to hit singles not homeruns”
Would be nice if he got some more rest.
If only we had a backup C in the minors who could hit a little and keep Martin fresh while getting acclimated to the big leagues….
Martin really looks like he could use some more rest.
His down to .236/.342/.441
Montero pls.
And if that is the case its definitely CC all the way imo
*He is*
CC is at 99 pitches…..if you’d send him out for the 8th with 99 pitches then I think you do the sane in the 9th.
Looked inside.
In this ballpark I would definitely have Mo start the inning. If Mo comes in with 2 guys on base and the top of the order coming up things can get really hairy. Colon was dominating in his start and he didn’t start the inning, CC hasn’t been lights out the last couple of innings. I really don’t like this decision by Girardi.
That was a tough strike call
CC struggled in the last inning against Abreu and Hunter. The two innings before that he threw 6 pitches, and the next five hitters do up are 1-16 tonight. Let him go for the CG
Mo was not warming up, he is not starting the inning.
Alright well there it is. CC is batter to batter.
Btw, CC would have a shutout going if it wasn’t for Jeter’s error. Grr
CC should be able to get Mathis, Trumbo and Burjous out.
Girardi can’t win in this situation unless whoever he puts out there does the job.
CC goes out there, he gets killed for not going to a rested Mariano especially after a little difficulty last inning.
He goes to MO and he doesn’t have it, he gets killed for being a ‘robot’ and not trusting his ace to finish a game he generally has dominated.
Mo doing light warmups just in case.
When was the last time Mo pitched. Thursday right?
I don’t think you can kill Girardi unless CC was at 120 pitches.
Mo isn’t warming up hard, he just wanted to get away from Cervelli.
“Btw, CC would have a shutout going if it wasn’t for Jeter’s error. Grr”
Bottom line yes, but CC missed his spots a couple of times that inning.
Let’s go CC…2 more outs!!!
great play Arod!
All Alex All The Time
Nice A-Rod.
Player of the game CC or Alex
Alex has looked great at 3B this season.
Cervelli and Swisher could probably try Job’s patience.
Can we stop the A-Rod to DH talk?
Nice play by Arod..1 more CC!!!!
Its now or never for CC this is his last batter.
WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
I never thought that would get through.
jeter having a wonderful game today
Are the Yankees playing with a SS tonight??
Was Jete in LF or what?
Ideally it would be nice not to see Bob again this game.
How does such a high chopper get through the infield?
I am surprised that Girardi didn’t go straight to Mo when the runner got a hit. Now Aybar or whatever his name is will steal 2nd base immediately.
Jeter had no chance on that play. If you have a DVR rewind it.
I didn’t think that would get out of the field when I saw it hit.
I have no problem with Girardi leaving CC in.
TYM
one pitch one out
well that was easy lol
Mo…..
The one pitch save.
Nice. One pitch save for Mo.
Nice!!! 1 pitch and a win.
Glad the Jeter statue caught that.
Nice Mo, 1 pitch, 1 out.
And that’s that.
our first 1-run win on the road! even though it was due to an error and defensive difference, I’ll take it
One pitch-that was a terrible at bat-didn’t give the runner on 1st a chance to steal
CC wanted to up the Yankees record in 1 run games.
Gotta love the 1 pitch save!
CC is not an ace
That ball hit off of the plate and was 8-10 feet above Jeter’s head. Instead of making up stupid crap to feed your dislike, just shut the hell up and go play reach-around with each other.
Well that didn’t take long. Mo must have dinner reservations.
Where are all the “not an ace” bozos now?
Sterling’s victory cry was really long tonight.
Rich in NJ June 4th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
“Remember when people said Gardy was better than Ellsbury?”
So 2 months changes everything? I don’t think so.
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Ellsbury is a better player – don’t waste your time on your usual array of mind numbing cherry picked stats.
West Coast Yankee Fan says:
June 4, 2011 at 11:46 pm
Rich in NJ June 4th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
“Remember when people said Gardy was better than Ellsbury?”
So 2 months changes everything? I don’t think so.
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Ellsbury is a better player – don’t waste your time on your usual array of mind numbing cherry picked stats.
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Right on cue, looking for attention again.